动感一冬：冬日警报 Part 1 The Winter Blues(2)

　　Smart Sentences
　　
　　① What's the deal? 这是怎么回事?
　　What's the deal? = What's happening? / What's wrong? / What's the problem? / What's the matter?(怎么了?怎样了?怎么回事?)
　　What's the deal?: used to inquire about a reason or a situation happening(用以表达对事情发生的原因或情况的提问)。例如:
　　Everyone looks exhausted. What's the deal?
　　人人看起来都筋疲力尽。这是怎么回事?
　　
　　② The winter just eats up my energy. 冬天我就没劲儿了。
　　eat up: eat or consume entirely(消耗,用完)。例如:
　　Extravagant spending ate up his savings.
　　他挥霍无度,把积蓄都花完了。
　　
　　③ But when you're out and about, it's different. 可你要是外出活动,那感觉大不一样。
　　out and about: going out and doing things(外出活动)。例如:
　　Despite considerable pain, she has been getting out and about as normal.
　　尽管忍受着剧痛,她还是照常外出活动。
　　
　　④ That would never fly with Steph. 斯蒂夫不会去的。
　　fly with sb.: sth. is accepted or okayed by sb. (某人认可某事)。例如:
　　The raise won't fly with the boss, but a week of paid vacation might.
　　加薪在老板那里肯定通不过,但一周的带薪假期还是有可能的。
　　
　　⑤ She just does it for the love of it. 她是真喜欢爬山。
　　for the love of it: for the sake of, in consideration of(为了事情本身)。例如:
　　She signed up for all these volunteer jobs for the love of it.。
　　她报名参加那么多志愿活动是出于她的真心热爱。

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